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. >>> president obama this week toured areas in new york city still grappling with the aftermath of hurricane sandy. the president met with first responders and victims. faith-based relief groups continue to help with the clean-up. the relief arm of the southern baptist convention says it will provide meals through december. and islamic relief usa announced it will partner with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, the mormons, to deliver supplies to heavily hit parts of new york and new jersey. >>> there were sharp words exchanged between china and the dalai lama as the number of self-immolations by tibetans grew dramatically. speaking in japan, the dalai lama called for an investigation into the causes behind the immolations and faulted china for seeing buddhism as a threat. china meanwhile once again accused the dalia lama of glorifying the suicides. at least ten tibetans inside china set themselves on fire in the last two weeks to protest china's policy on tibet. >>> we have a special commemoration today of what many say is the world's greatest work of art, michelangelo's ceili
. >>> president obama this week toured areas in new york city still grappling with the aftermath of hurricane sandy. the president met with first responders and victims. faith-based relief groups continue to help with the clean-up. the relief arm of the southern baptist convention says it will provide meals through december. and islamic relief usa announced it will partner with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, the mormons, to deliver supplies to heavily hit parts of new...
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add to that list this week a candidate who until recently actually worked for president obama. >> for the first time in history, we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive, and less confident than the one we got. this, ladies and gentlemen, is totally unacceptable and it is totally un-american. gwen: that was jon huntsman who is attempting to stake out new ground. not least of which on afghanistan. as we've been talking about. what's he doing with that? >> on afghanistan, he is in many ways to the left of president obama. calling for a drawdown that's much faster and a smaller footprint there. he has tossed out numbers of 15,000 troops and has really focused on this whome idea of having -- this whole idea of having a counterterrorism rather than a counterinsurgency. and he's also linking this effort to budget and spending. in the way that obama did when -- in 2008 when he was running and running against the iraq war. and fiscalizing that. that's essentially what he's doing there. and on his right, he's got romney, h
add to that list this week a candidate who until recently actually worked for president obama. >> for the first time in history, we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive, and less confident than the one we got. this, ladies and gentlemen, is totally unacceptable and it is totally un-american. gwen: that was jon huntsman who is attempting to stake out new ground. not least of which on afghanistan. as we've been talking...
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this is the week where obama makes the gaffe of the year and you lead with the taxes? look, i will play along. this is an arm of the dnc, but i will play along. [laughter] john mccain released two years, and john kerry -- terry's wife, who, as willie sutton would say, is where the money is, never released any. >> nina? >> obama released eight years, clinton 12 years, george h.w. bush, 14 years. these are all people who got to be president. it does make you wonder, what is in there? >> colby? >> 57% of the american people want him to release his tax returns. he has promised republicans who want him to release his tax returns. i thought this was a non-issue until i heard somebody like george will say that maybe he has something to hide. let's see what is there. >> roger? >> this is a loser of an issue for george romney. >> mitt romney. george is the father. >> mitt romney, sorry. democratic as targets are going around in saying that one man has seen romney's tax returns. it was john mccain, when he was vetting him for a vice president, and the first thing he did was say,
this is the week where obama makes the gaffe of the year and you lead with the taxes? look, i will play along. this is an arm of the dnc, but i will play along. [laughter] john mccain released two years, and john kerry -- terry's wife, who, as willie sutton would say, is where the money is, never released any. >> nina? >> obama released eight years, clinton 12 years, george h.w. bush, 14 years. these are all people who got to be president. it does make you wonder, what is in there?...
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last week, president obama announced revisions saying that religion related organizations with moral objections would not have to offer or pay for birth control. instead, insurance companies would have to provide those services to women free of charge. some catholic leaders supported the change, but others, including the us conference of catholic bishops, said it did not adequately address their concerns. the bishops' opposition is being led by new york's archbishop timothy dolan. >>> dolan is in rome this weekend being elevated to cardinal, along with another american, baltimore's archbishop edwin o'brien. dozens of churches in new york city are citing religious liberty concerns in their battle to be allowed to worship in public school buildings after hours. the new york city board of education had said last sunday was the final day congregations could rent school space for services. on thursday, a district judge gave the churches a ten-day extension. as a court challenge moves forward, the state legislature is considering a bill to overturn the policy. kim lawton has more. >> repor
last week, president obama announced revisions saying that religion related organizations with moral objections would not have to offer or pay for birth control. instead, insurance companies would have to provide those services to women free of charge. some catholic leaders supported the change, but others, including the us conference of catholic bishops, said it did not adequately address their concerns. the bishops' opposition is being led by new york's archbishop timothy dolan. >>>...
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with accusations that president obama approach has been weak. president obama could still call upon the egyptian president and other authoritarian arab springs. the american president -- he is the first arab in a crisis. now they needed to address both and a new friend to put in it. in his speech, he defended his response to the arab uprising and looking past the elections to a nuclear installations, they warn that time is running out. >> it is not a talent that can be contained. it will threaten the elimination of israel and the stability of the global economy. it also triggers a nuclear arms race in the region. that is why a coalition of countries is holding government accountable. that is what the united states must do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> iran also says it doesn't want a nuclear weapon. the americans and their western allies are still struggling to find a way to deal with the changes in the middle east. the truth is, it will probably never again be as straightforward as it was when they had thei
with accusations that president obama approach has been weak. president obama could still call upon the egyptian president and other authoritarian arab springs. the american president -- he is the first arab in a crisis. now they needed to address both and a new friend to put in it. in his speech, he defended his response to the arab uprising and looking past the elections to a nuclear installations, they warn that time is running out. >> it is not a talent that can be contained. it will...
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next week: progressive women and president obama. and please check our website for ttc extra. this week we discuss alimony and the modern family. whether your views are in agreement or to the contrary, please join us next time. >> funding for "to the contrary" provided by: >> the alternative fuel debate is over. this is lexus' hybrid technology designed to optimize any fuel conceivable. this is the pursuit of perfection. additional funding provided by: the colcom...
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he almost became the best presidenal nominee for president obama. we have a lot of vice president nominatis that did nocome through for whi we should bgrateful. >> and now w have one vying for a pulitzer. >> which was my high point [laughr] >> i wou like to jus as a point of order almost in this disordly conversatio -- thank you, lauren to point ou that we have to be very careful thate do noto with china what we did this to japan. back in t980's, we thought that the japanese could d everything. en they went in the tank. china is mercantilist, opaque, hardly likely to bsufficient if it is opaque and if the government is invved in many of its corporations. so it is possib for china to comepart. it is t automatically going to take over thworld. this program is aut to conclu. please wch us and read some of our stuff at whronicle.com. cheers. captioned by the national captioning instute --www.ncap.org-- >> "white house chronicle" is proded in collaboration with whut, howard university television. fromwashington, d.c., this has been "ite house chronicle,"
he almost became the best presidenal nominee for president obama. we have a lot of vice president nominatis that did nocome through for whi we should bgrateful. >> and now w have one vying for a pulitzer. >> which was my high point [laughr] >> i wou like to jus as a point of order almost in this disordly conversatio -- thank you, lauren to point ou that we have to be very careful thate do noto with china what we did this to japan. back in t980's, we thought that the japanese...
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it can joe biden stem the bleeding and undo the damage clearly done the barack obama last week? i think he needs to win the debate to change the narrative at this point. also, who is paul ryan? we have been watching clips on american cable to the when james scott hail, ross perot's running mate and turned the camera and said, who am i, why here? we ask that about paul ryan because we know who he is. the democrat bashing hook young got a republican, but he doesn't know where he is in terms of his relationship to governor romney. he will come under pressure to define that tonight. >> we have seen the polls move in as governor romney's favor. you have been at the swing states, what is your impression? >> i have been in florida and ohio. certainly everybody i spoke to was convinced that governor romney won and even obama supporters and are wondering if they're going to vote for him or move over. what is very clear is it really is going to be the economy that decides it. in the economy of monthly and quarterly data releases, this is the economy of day-to-day lives. the struggle to fi
it can joe biden stem the bleeding and undo the damage clearly done the barack obama last week? i think he needs to win the debate to change the narrative at this point. also, who is paul ryan? we have been watching clips on american cable to the when james scott hail, ross perot's running mate and turned the camera and said, who am i, why here? we ask that about paul ryan because we know who he is. the democrat bashing hook young got a republican, but he doesn't know where he is in terms of...
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executives meet with president obama next week. >> tom: we're also learning tonight that more oil is gushing into the gulf than previously thought-- a lot more. the coast guard doubled its estimates today, saying as much as 40,000 barrels per day are flowing from the ruptured well. u.k. prime minister david cameron says he's concerned about environmental damage from the disaster. but he also thinks it's in everyone's interest that b.p. remains strong and stable. that runs counter to calls to punish the energy giant. stephanie dhue looks at efforts to suspend b.p. from doing business with the u.s. government. >> reporter: the spill in the gulf is only the latest problem for b.p.-- the environmental protection agency was already considering blocking the company from doing business with the federal government for safety violations in texas and alaska. many want to see b.p. lose its $2 billion in contracts to supply the u.s. military. as a repeat offender, public citizen energy director tyson slocum says b.p. should be shut off. >> the poor track record of b.p., combined with the ongoing
executives meet with president obama next week. >> tom: we're also learning tonight that more oil is gushing into the gulf than previously thought-- a lot more. the coast guard doubled its estimates today, saying as much as 40,000 barrels per day are flowing from the ruptured well. u.k. prime minister david cameron says he's concerned about environmental damage from the disaster. but he also thinks it's in everyone's interest that b.p. remains strong and stable. that runs counter to calls...
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just a few weeks ago, it kind of evened up and just in the last couple of weeks, it has -- you know, not only is president obama pulling ahead, but senate candidates, a lot of people thought no chance. tammy baldwin, clair mccastle, go down the line and now they are not talking so much about the republicans winning back the senate but in some circles, i heard talk of democrats taking back the house. >> not going to take back the house. let's look. so we had the primaries at the beginning of the year. that was about a whole host of candidates fighting it out between themselves. romney was really not ahead during the summer. he was making this race tighter. that's what happens over the course of the summer. then have you conventions where both parties get to see. romney -- >> virtually no bump in the obama -- got a huge bump. >> do you think he's going to get a bump when you have a democratic convention that starts basically hours afterwards? i don't know if bumps exist anymore. look to the bumps -- >> for obama though. >> but that bump is already coming down. and look at the bump we g
just a few weeks ago, it kind of evened up and just in the last couple of weeks, it has -- you know, not only is president obama pulling ahead, but senate candidates, a lot of people thought no chance. tammy baldwin, clair mccastle, go down the line and now they are not talking so much about the republicans winning back the senate but in some circles, i heard talk of democrats taking back the house. >> not going to take back the house. let's look. so we had the primaries at the beginning...
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well, this week she scored something of an exclusive by getting president obama to respond toeven questions abo u.s./cuban relations. t only that, but t pesident praised sanche ying, the internet has provided y and our courageous cubaloggers with a outl to express yourselves so freely. >>> time now for our review of the week's t storie and tonight wre going to focus on president ama's trip to asia. "the washingtopost" put it he found himself in a rising china and in a willl japa where a new prime minister is asserting himself in a y that the united states hanot seen befo. we invited two of our regars for a conversation abo all of this. th are gidian rose, managing itor of "feign irs" magazine a jes rubi an adjunct profsor at columbia university school international and ;&r affairs and ormer assistant cretary of state in the clinton administration they beganon the question of whether anything substantive came out ofhe president's stop in china. >> i think what ca out of the trip by a large w that the chinese and the american aged that tse global issues, climate change, nonproliferation, onom
well, this week she scored something of an exclusive by getting president obama to respond toeven questions abo u.s./cuban relations. t only that, but t pesident praised sanche ying, the internet has provided y and our courageous cubaloggers with a outl to express yourselves so freely. >>> time now for our review of the week's t storie and tonight wre going to focus on president ama's trip to asia. "the washingtopost" put it he found himself in a rising china and in a willl...
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he wants to give his proposals to president obama by tuesday of next week. he said why it is important act now. >> nothing that has gotten to the heart of the matter more than the visual image of six year-old kids riddle. not shot with a stray bullet, but rattled. >> of the comments came on the same day that a student was shot and wounded at a california high school where another was taken into custody. for more, the vice president was meeting in the white house as we were getting news that there was yet another school shooting, and there is a real sense of urgency that is still there. >> we saw president obama after the shooting a visibly upset, saying he would use the power of his office to act on gun- control and do it quickly. he asked joe biden to convene with a sense of urgency. they had been meeting to move things forward quickly. they want to get in that space while people are still shocked about the killings. the tragic irony is that while he was meeting people and talking about it today, on the west coast, somebody else was firing at a school. >> h
he wants to give his proposals to president obama by tuesday of next week. he said why it is important act now. >> nothing that has gotten to the heart of the matter more than the visual image of six year-old kids riddle. not shot with a stray bullet, but rattled. >> of the comments came on the same day that a student was shot and wounded at a california high school where another was taken into custody. for more, the vice president was meeting in the white house as we were getting...
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i spoke briefly with president obama on the phone this week. gwen: or should we say he called you up? >> he called. he was wanting to sing the praises of robert gibbs, his longtime ade. he's stepping aside as well. i asked him if he's going to spend a lot of time putting his second team in place. he said there's no time for dili dallying. we have a lot of work to do. i think it was clear at that moment that these statue changes are happening quickly but it is time to engage with this congress. gwen: listening to the president talking about we have to get right to work and listening to speaker boehner on the other hand saying we're here just to do what the american people the -- sent us to do. it seems we have managers rather than ideologues, which is what we paid so much attention to in this campaign. >> that's right. they're both basically trying to beat the other on who can define the spending question faster. there are funding projects, but they have to figure out how to fund the government and also this question of the debt ceiling, a very
i spoke briefly with president obama on the phone this week. gwen: or should we say he called you up? >> he called. he was wanting to sing the praises of robert gibbs, his longtime ade. he's stepping aside as well. i asked him if he's going to spend a lot of time putting his second team in place. he said there's no time for dili dallying. we have a lot of work to do. i think it was clear at that moment that these statue changes are happening quickly but it is time to engage with this...
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its three main banks collapsed during a single week that had debts dwarfing the national economy. barack obama announced a new sanctions plan for iran and syria using technology to target citizens online. he made the announcement during the first visit as president. when south sudan became the world's newest state it was hailed as a historic success for peace. today the picture is less rosie. warplanes bombed a market in south sudan killing at least one person. border skirmishes increased recently and this latest incident raises the risk of return to the civil war. >> it is the site the people have come to dread. soldiers and civilians shot back but were powerless against the modern warplane. two places were hit. primary target is this bridge leading up to the frontline. there are several other failed attempts to destroy it. the rockets this time missed the bridge. nearby several shots were destroyed by a direct hit. one man was killed. three other people were critically wounded and are not expected to survive. more than 75 civilians have been killed in air raiding since the begin
its three main banks collapsed during a single week that had debts dwarfing the national economy. barack obama announced a new sanctions plan for iran and syria using technology to target citizens online. he made the announcement during the first visit as president. when south sudan became the world's newest state it was hailed as a historic success for peace. today the picture is less rosie. warplanes bombed a market in south sudan killing at least one person. border skirmishes increased...
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. >>> this week washington, the obama administrion highlighd the gre importce of the u.s. relationip with china. especially economic matters. chinais, after all the biggest lender to the united states economy but while 200 cinese economic officis were in washgton, chinese authoties continue to crackdown on human rights groups back me. in one move, a prominentlegal scholar was taken in custody, and he hasn't been herd from since. and it didn't stop there, ase hear from melissa chanf al jazra english. >> reporterthe center isn organation that helps people fig discrimination in china. its operated for yea. but wedneay on, the thorities showed up, unannounced, to collect evidence and investigate suppos illegal activities the problem? the publition of th oice's newslter. it has apparently not ben cleared by the government. >> translator: i suspect our andiscrimination activities have ofended many people including g erations, common officis and wealthy businessmen. >> reporter: it's e latest blowo the handful of organizatio in cha that push for soci change and justice. here at t
. >>> this week washington, the obama administrion highlighd the gre importce of the u.s. relationip with china. especially economic matters. chinais, after all the biggest lender to the united states economy but while 200 cinese economic officis were in washgton, chinese authoties continue to crackdown on human rights groups back me. in one move, a prominentlegal scholar was taken in custody, and he hasn't been herd from since. and it didn't stop there, ase hear from melissa chanf al...
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[applause] tavis: president obama, of course, last week in the state of the union address talking about the need for american innovation. we begin our look at the state of the u.s. technology with gary shapiro president and c.e.o. of the consumer electronic association and the driving force behind the annual consumer technology showcase known as the c.e.s. he's also author of the new text "the comeback. how innovation will restore the american dream." good to have you then the program. >> thank you for having me. tavis: did you and president opaw ma coordinate this, your book about "the comeback" and his speech, did you coordinate this? >> i was overwhelmed with people noting the similarities, i'm fortunate in the timing. but the message is our nation is in trouble and our secret sauce is innovation. tavis: why do we think innovation is the way forward. >> we are in trouble financially, we have three choices, raise taxes, cut spending or grow. i like to focus on growth. there's a lot of talk about the other two. think about who we are as a nation and what we do. most of us are immigrant
[applause] tavis: president obama, of course, last week in the state of the union address talking about the need for american innovation. we begin our look at the state of the u.s. technology with gary shapiro president and c.e.o. of the consumer electronic association and the driving force behind the annual consumer technology showcase known as the c.e.s. he's also author of the new text "the comeback. how innovation will restore the american dream." good to have you then the...
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>> we have weeks more othis. can . obama fend off this assat and capture the initiative? >> state with us you can. still to come, can the new generation of palestinian leers succeed where their predecessors failed? first, while the rest of the wod struggles to cope with ecession, china powe ahead. its econoc rovery seems to be t result of a masve stimulus package. industrial production was up 11 china's al problem looks to be falling expeorts. >> beind china's remarkable economicevival cheap loans from beijing. the government has been pouring money in construction. bldg, rads, and infrastructure. successive investments rose by 1/3. china's faories are also humming once again, largely thanks to the government's help. instrial output jumd 11%. it is a tremendo relief f people flocki to the industri hartland for work. e economy is now gathering so much steam thaanks have slashed the amot ofuan the lent. >> the jy number was more sustainable and more usu. even the rest ofhe ye, the same kind onumber inuly, we're still going to have more than nine trillion dollars i new lendin
>> we have weeks more othis. can . obama fend off this assat and capture the initiative? >> state with us you can. still to come, can the new generation of palestinian leers succeed where their predecessors failed? first, while the rest of the wod struggles to cope with ecession, china powe ahead. its econoc rovery seems to be t result of a masve stimulus package. industrial production was up 11 china's al problem looks to be falling expeorts. >> beind china's remarkable...
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. >> the republican candidate came to man still last week. he accuses president obama of presiding over american decline at home and on the world stage. >> america does not have to have a long face we have right now and we can get america growing again. i know how to do it. >> there is an area of in this campaign, johnson and the economy to touch on foreign policy. that is trade practices and relations between the great talent. of the ticket, china. -- jobs and the economy to touch on foreign policy. a local republican candidate sees a direct connection between the ohio of economy and the wider world. >> we have to stand up to china and tell them that we want to be part of the international community and trade but they have to play by the rules. >> you can talk a good game, but i like to walk the walk not just talk the talk. >> president obama was also in ohio meeting voter to anxieties about china. he has imposed new tariffs on exports. mr. romney says he would go further than the president but he would be constrained by the realities of pow
. >> the republican candidate came to man still last week. he accuses president obama of presiding over american decline at home and on the world stage. >> america does not have to have a long face we have right now and we can get america growing again. i know how to do it. >> there is an area of in this campaign, johnson and the economy to touch on foreign policy. that is trade practices and relations between the great talent. of the ticket, china. -- jobs and the economy to...
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. >> who else endorsed romney this week? michele bachmann, the same one who said ronnie could not beat obama in the general election. >> you've come prepared as well. >> the democratic national committee will have a reel of those. i quality, atkabuk getting in line. michele bachmann also told a reporter that romney could not beat obama, which is what people will remember. but gingrich is not wrong. conservative enough compared to obama? yes. >> there will be felt that happened in the campaign, and romney was lucky that the afghanistan thing happened when one of his gay spokespeople quit because some conservative groups were yelling about it. he was lucky, because otherwise that what it's been front-page news for a couple of days -- would have been front-page news for a couple of days. >> good point. that two story types of that two parties is that the democrats are the party of the rabble, uneducated -- >> like the tea party. >> so they like to nominate people who are wellborn, franklin roosevelt, unlike stevenson. republica
. >> who else endorsed romney this week? michele bachmann, the same one who said ronnie could not beat obama in the general election. >> you've come prepared as well. >> the democratic national committee will have a reel of those. i quality, atkabuk getting in line. michele bachmann also told a reporter that romney could not beat obama, which is what people will remember. but gingrich is not wrong. conservative enough compared to obama? yes. >> there will be felt that...
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. >> sie: angela, president obama said in his state of the union addrs this week let's get heth care done. it's the right ing to do. what compromiseis wellpoint-- or for that mon, surance companys willing to make so that we geteaningful change in health care? >> we'llover everyone. we'll take everyone wther they already are sick or not. wetand behind that commitment if we can-- can t people in the ol, we can get insurance for individuals to be more affordable. >> susie: if we don't get any kind of comprehensiveealth care for a, what' that going to meafor the american public? >> i think peoplare going to be me willing than everto be beer consumers in health car, to think abt differentays to access the health care system, to be good shoppers inealth care. and proirz looking for ways to bring that ct down, and so i ink we have a lot of impetus as a result of thiialogue. >> sie: anga, thank you so mu for your time. >> thank you, susie. >> tom: still ahd, health care from a differenterspective. harr sher takes thetemperature of health care refm in washington a does not like wh he find. sa
. >> sie: angela, president obama said in his state of the union addrs this week let's get heth care done. it's the right ing to do. what compromiseis wellpoint-- or for that mon, surance companys willing to make so that we geteaningful change in health care? >> we'llover everyone. we'll take everyone wther they already are sick or not. wetand behind that commitment if we can-- can t people in the ol, we can get insurance for individuals to be more affordable. >> susie: if we...
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the qaddafi regime has to do in order to forestall military action. >> and yet just this time last week all the signals coming from the obama administration was even a no-fly zone, even that would be too risky and too much. secretary gates of the pentagon made it clear. what changed? >> what changed was what president obama said changed was that they were looking at the possible massacre of hundreds of innocent civilians. so clearly the violence behind qaddafi's counterattack was much more severe. the other thing is the prospect of qaddafi actually winning and beating back, there is a fear this itself would create a precedent in the middle east and embolden authoritarian leaders, tyrants there to take much more violent measures and that could have -- you know, we began with this very peaceful movement, the jasmine resolution in tunisia and the movement in egypt but since then we've seen these movements become much more violent and there was a fear if this were allowed to run it its course we could see the middle east blow up. >> wouldn't it have been more effective to take this on earli
the qaddafi regime has to do in order to forestall military action. >> and yet just this time last week all the signals coming from the obama administration was even a no-fly zone, even that would be too risky and too much. secretary gates of the pentagon made it clear. what changed? >> what changed was what president obama said changed was that they were looking at the possible massacre of hundreds of innocent civilians. so clearly the violence behind qaddafi's counterattack was...
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announcement last week that he now supports same-sex marriage. many african-american religious leaders expressed disappointment with the president's decision and have begun a campaign calling on him to reconsider. but other black pastors who support gay marriage launched their own new effort called "nowedge 2012." they are urging that gay issues not weaken or divide the black vote this election. >>> the southern baptist convention, the nation's largest protestant denomination, has long been known for its conservative political positions, including opposition to gay marriage. the sbc was founded before the civil war in support of slavery. but at its annual meeting next month, the denomination is expected to elect its first african-american president. he is new orleans pastor fred luter, jr. luter is currently a vice-president of the sbc. he's the only publicly declared candidate for president and has wide support. kim lawton has our profile of him. >> reporter: on sunday mornings at new orleans' franklin avenue baptist church, pastor fred luter jr
announcement last week that he now supports same-sex marriage. many african-american religious leaders expressed disappointment with the president's decision and have begun a campaign calling on him to reconsider. but other black pastors who support gay marriage launched their own new effort called "nowedge 2012." they are urging that gay issues not weaken or divide the black vote this election. >>> the southern baptist convention, the nation's largest protestant...
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president obama and mitt romney argued about the best way to bring back jobs to american factory floors. many manufactures say they need workers, but can't find them with the right skills. but now, some companies are joining forces with community colleges to change that. diane eastabrook has details. >> reporter: a couple of years ago, acme industries was in a dilemma. orders for precision parts used in oil and gas drilling equipment were flooding into the suburban chicago manufacturer, but c.e.o. warren young was having trouble hiring new employees for the extra work. >> they didn't have the kind of skills that we needed, and our mode was not to hire somebody who didn't know hardly anything. >> reporter: acme's problem led to a unique partnership with nearby harper college. c.e.o. young helped the college develop its new advanced manufacturing program, which trains students for high-demand jobs in automation, machining, metal fabrication, and supply chain management. 23-year-old marc bonfiglio is among the first students. he was a struggling musician who's found a new passion, welding.
president obama and mitt romney argued about the best way to bring back jobs to american factory floors. many manufactures say they need workers, but can't find them with the right skills. but now, some companies are joining forces with community colleges to change that. diane eastabrook has details. >> reporter: a couple of years ago, acme industries was in a dilemma. orders for precision parts used in oil and gas drilling equipment were flooding into the suburban chicago manufacturer,...
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let's hope that obama protect bernan. >> these votes against bernanke were just cheap votes, grandsnding votes. and you have ay, he did thin not wl, butobody who faced what happened in th economould not make some mistakes. >> this week, the president told ste kroft of "60 minutes" that he did not become presint to help fat catankers at wall street. he invited tm to thoval office this week. >> first of all, ha of them did not show up. >> they do not undstand trains. >> or cars. >> or ride the bus for $30 each way. >> i thought that was insulting and drespectful that they could not t their act tether to go to washington. but think they have a good point. they do not want to nd to people who cnot really pay them back, on the one hand. on t other hand, anybody who knows peop who are in trouble, eitherith their mortgages or the busesses, there are lots of peopl who cou pay back if they would reay renegotiate theiloans, and they don't do it but we ar talng about something else but they are talking about new lending to people. this is what the administtion is pushing. those bankers have a fiduc
let's hope that obama protect bernan. >> these votes against bernanke were just cheap votes, grandsnding votes. and you have ay, he did thin not wl, butobody who faced what happened in th economould not make some mistakes. >> this week, the president told ste kroft of "60 minutes" that he did not become presint to help fat catankers at wall street. he invited tm to thoval office this week. >> first of all, ha of them did not show up. >> they do not undstand...
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. >> this week, president obama announces major changes in america's nuclear strategy. >> announcing to every regime out there under what circumstances they can nuke us? >> in politics, a former speaker salem's office. >> the most radical president in american history has thrown down the gauntlet to the american people. >> a new dynamic duo takes center stage. >> to a few years from now president obama will be a one- term president. >> supreme court justice stevens announces his retirement. who will obama name to his replacement? >> va the capital of the confederacy. >> confederate history month in virginia. wasn't thrilled -- slavery worth a mention? >> slavery was the controlling central issue and i don't know anyone with historical credence to would differ with that. >> the united states has used nuclear-weapons only twice -- against the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki toward the end of world war ii. afterwards japan surrendered. then the soviets wanted one and the nuclear arms race was on. president obama announced he is reworking america's nuclear strategy, scaling bac
. >> this week, president obama announces major changes in america's nuclear strategy. >> announcing to every regime out there under what circumstances they can nuke us? >> in politics, a former speaker salem's office. >> the most radical president in american history has thrown down the gauntlet to the american people. >> a new dynamic duo takes center stage. >> to a few years from now president obama will be a one- term president. >> supreme court...
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six weeks away. they don't move that quickly. so to suggest that it will be something smaller, something perhaps more gettable rather than large. >> one name you haven't mentioned is president obama. where is he in all this? >> so far joe biden is running these talks and overseeing them but the white house did one quick concession and suggested we might be able to -- they might be able to do a quick payroll tax extension which suggests there might be a stimulative kick at the beginning of this as well. gwen: harry reid was on the newshour and he said there are many bridges to cross so i get the feeling he was understating the challenge. pentagon secretary robert gates is on a farewell tour of sorts and as he heads for the door, he's weighing in on all the loose ends he's leaving behind. including u.s. involvement in libya, u.s. leadership of nato, and the military budget. >> here i would leave you with a word of caution. we must not repeat the mistakes of the past. where budget targets were met mostly by taking a percentage off o
six weeks away. they don't move that quickly. so to suggest that it will be something smaller, something perhaps more gettable rather than large. >> one name you haven't mentioned is president obama. where is he in all this? >> so far joe biden is running these talks and overseeing them but the white house did one quick concession and suggested we might be able to -- they might be able to do a quick payroll tax extension which suggests there might be a stimulative kick at the...
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president obama welcomed chinese president hu jintao to washington this week as several advocacy groups pushed the president to confront the chinese leader on human rights and religious freedom violations. protestors calling for a free tibet also gathered in front of the white house. >> for china and u.s. to work together as business equals. that's great, we're not against that at all and we don't think it should come at the expense of human rights. >> obama urged china to open up a dialogue with the dalai lama. he called universal rights essential to a universal success any prosperity. president hu said more needs to be done in china with human rights. real action must follow hu's words. >>> the house of representatives voted this week to repeal the health care reform law, although that repeal has no chance of passing the senate which is controlled by democrats. wellicous groups who followed heavily for and against the law. several urged congress to keep the legislation intact. some conservative groups called for its repeal saying the law allows federal funding of abortion. >>> in iraq
president obama welcomed chinese president hu jintao to washington this week as several advocacy groups pushed the president to confront the chinese leader on human rights and religious freedom violations. protestors calling for a free tibet also gathered in front of the white house. >> for china and u.s. to work together as business equals. that's great, we're not against that at all and we don't think it should come at the expense of human rights. >> obama urged china to open up a...
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here's the fifth top official to resign from the obama administration within a matter of weeks. u.s. national security adviser james jones is stepping down. the announcement was no surprise but it looks bad for president obama to be losing so many senior figures so quickly. from washington, adam brooks reports. >> this is a retirement rather than a resignation. we are told that the big white house reshuffle in 2010 continued today. the national security adviser, james jones, is leaving his post. >> jim, like your father and uncle and generations of joneses that served before you, you completed this assignment knowing your country is safer and stronger. i thank you and the american people thank you. >> james jones was central to the big foreign policy enterprises of the obama administration, the drawdown in iraq and build yup in afghanistan and reinvent america's national reputation. >> i believe where we are today in the global playing field and how the united states is held in the esteem of the rest of the world is an accomplishment that i find astonishing in such a short perio
here's the fifth top official to resign from the obama administration within a matter of weeks. u.s. national security adviser james jones is stepping down. the announcement was no surprise but it looks bad for president obama to be losing so many senior figures so quickly. from washington, adam brooks reports. >> this is a retirement rather than a resignation. we are told that the big white house reshuffle in 2010 continued today. the national security adviser, james jones, is leaving...
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. >> would you agree that despite what happened this week and the political victory that president obama seems to have won, would you agree that the conservatives have really won the argument about government? >> i think that is true. what has surprised me is how little pushback there has been from the democrat side in arguing that the government really did have a very strong role in supporting the economy during the post crisis recession, almost depression, that the stimulus argument was completely lost though the economics of it were quite clearly right, they needed a bigger stimulus, not a smaller one. it helped, but it didn't help enough because it wasn't big enough. and they're not making the argument that government has essential functions which everybody needs in the short run. well, we can see that with the national parks. but also in the long run the strength of america has been built, in my perspective, particularly in the post war period, since the second world war on the way that actually the public and private sectors have worked together with the government providing enormo
. >> would you agree that despite what happened this week and the political victory that president obama seems to have won, would you agree that the conservatives have really won the argument about government? >> i think that is true. what has surprised me is how little pushback there has been from the democrat side in arguing that the government really did have a very strong role in supporting the economy during the post crisis recession, almost depression, that the stimulus...
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it couldn't have gotten any fancier in washington this week. ruffles and red carpets and famous faces and lots and lots of hand shakes. the obama administration pulled out all of the stops for jintao's visit. also went out of the way to stress the importance of the relationship. >> at a time when some doubt the benefits of the cooperation between united states and china, this visit it also a chance to demonstrate a simple truth. we have an enormous stake in each other's success. >> break down the numbers. why is china considered to be so important? >> it is simply a matter of size. in 2000, the economy of china was smaller than the economy of california. today the chinese put out their numbers this week, china is three times the size of the california economy. this was very much about doing business. my favorite line was the president said to jintao, we want to sell you all kind of stuff, manies and cars and software. it is hard to imagine that when kissinger and nixon went to china that today they would imagine that today it would be are they
it couldn't have gotten any fancier in washington this week. ruffles and red carpets and famous faces and lots and lots of hand shakes. the obama administration pulled out all of the stops for jintao's visit. also went out of the way to stress the importance of the relationship. >> at a time when some doubt the benefits of the cooperation between united states and china, this visit it also a chance to demonstrate a simple truth. we have an enormous stake in each other's success. >>...
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the prime minister and president obama said there was six weeks to save the euro. the time is up and the euro is not saved. the mulder is about the germans not putting up the cash. the french president is not want to give up easily. he can't on she insists the struggle goes on. -- he insists that the struggle goes on. >> this is not any amount of speculation or anyone you like that will have the best word. europe is the best instruction for the service of peace. >> all they could do was watch and wait and worry. greece has been told that there is to be no new deal, no new choice but to stay in or get out. no wonder they are calling this the greek tragedy. italy's silvio berlusconi could be waving goodbye to power as his country's finances are in chaos. he is forced to accept that the imf will look down at their books. what they did not agree upon is who would pay what into europe's bailout fund or who would pay how much to the imf to ensure that no other country could go the way of greece. for those outside the eurozone, this is all rather frustrating and all rathe
the prime minister and president obama said there was six weeks to save the euro. the time is up and the euro is not saved. the mulder is about the germans not putting up the cash. the french president is not want to give up easily. he can't on she insists the struggle goes on. -- he insists that the struggle goes on. >> this is not any amount of speculation or anyone you like that will have the best word. europe is the best instruction for the service of peace. >> all they could do...
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this hour t talk about the ecomy and has advice to psident obama on the way forward. paul volcker is here, as the ecomic crisis contins, many turn to him to undstand the rapidly changing global ecomy. has had a remarkable caree in public service. he was chairman of t federal reserve from 1979 to 1987 during which heas widely credid with taming rampant inflation. today he serves as chairman of presidentobama's enomic recovery advisory board. i am very eased to have paul volcker back at this table. welcome. >> thankou. nice to be here. >> rose: very good to see you. let's begin wi what' transpired in the st year. how did the government do? well, the governmen was faced with acrisisof proportions thataven't been seen sin the 10s, anyway, d when you got to the fall and thisind of exploded in a rate they certainly didt anticipate with succession of failuresnd new failures arting with their desion to support faepld and faekd whh are already gornment supported institions, thing deteriorated and they reacted very strongly at that point with pporting theemaining investme banks
this hour t talk about the ecomy and has advice to psident obama on the way forward. paul volcker is here, as the ecomic crisis contins, many turn to him to undstand the rapidly changing global ecomy. has had a remarkable caree in public service. he was chairman of t federal reserve from 1979 to 1987 during which heas widely credid with taming rampant inflation. today he serves as chairman of presidentobama's enomic recovery advisory board. i am very eased to have paul volcker back at this...
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. >> rose: chairman chancellor arrived this week for a series of meeting with president obama and this comes amid questions for the ansatlantic relationship. two have different views over libya and the debt crises. spoking today they emphasissed a cooperation between their two countries. >> on the international stagetht coordinate closely with germany. and our work in afghanistan and our work together with nato, the approach that have taken with respec to the middle east and th arabs, our developmt issues and how we help the poorest countries find their place in the international economy, the are all ing to be areas where, i think, the leadership will be welmed. >> it's also impoant in this context and that's an approach that we both share, bark and i and thats that we need to combine military and civil engagement. so i think we live up to a high international responsibility. the word is full of problems that we need to address. that's a reality. and you cannot have enough partners that work together with you in a coordinated way and this is why this cooperation is so extremely importa
. >> rose: chairman chancellor arrived this week for a series of meeting with president obama and this comes amid questions for the ansatlantic relationship. two have different views over libya and the debt crises. spoking today they emphasissed a cooperation between their two countries. >> on the international stagetht coordinate closely with germany. and our work in afghanistan and our work together with nato, the approach that have taken with respec to the middle east and th...
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. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this week, the second inauguration of president barack obama. >> we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in a generation that will build its future. >> where does he go from here? >> the benghazi hearings. hillary clinton on the carpet. >> had been president at the time, i would have excuse you from your post. standing >> her ground. >> it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can from letting it happen again. >> america's daughters are just as capable of defending freedom as its sons are. >> look who is coming to town of. >> you do not want to mess with mary jo. as one former chairman said, mary joe does not intimidate easily. >> the second obama administration began with a 19- minute 2114-word address that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell described as an unabashedly left-of-center speech that brought back memories of the democratic party of ages past. >> our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the st
. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this week, the second inauguration of president barack obama. >> we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in a generation that will build its future. >> where does he go from here? >> the benghazi hearings. hillary clinton on the carpet. >> had been president at the time, i would have excuse you from your post. standing >>...
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law last week is 848 pages long. that's shorter than some earlier versions of the legislation, but mainly just because this time they used really small type. the new law is a monument to the bloated ways of modern washington. in 1933, congress transformed wall street with the 37-page glass-steagall act. today's lawmakers went on for 23 times as long to achieve what is likely to be a far less dramatic result. so, when a skeptic asked me the other day to name one good thing in the new law, i initially threw up my hands. then i reconsidered. sure, the dodd-frank act is flawed, but so was the state of affairs that preceded it. and there are at least three aspects of the law that could make things better. first, the bureau of consumer financial protection. it's a watered-down version of the agency originally proposed by the obama administration, and its certainly not going to put an end to financial flimflammery. but the bureau will command resources that individual consumers cant muster and follow priorities that differ
law last week is 848 pages long. that's shorter than some earlier versions of the legislation, but mainly just because this time they used really small type. the new law is a monument to the bloated ways of modern washington. in 1933, congress transformed wall street with the 37-page glass-steagall act. today's lawmakers went on for 23 times as long to achieve what is likely to be a far less dramatic result. so, when a skeptic asked me the other day to name one good thing in the new law, i...
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president obama calledor an integrated approah. fight aids butat the same time combat oer preventible seases that kill millions of people every ye. longtime cnn correspondent ry strieker who now call himself a citizen correspondent traveled to western kenya. where he discovered a health project taking th very approach. >> reporter: iteemed like a rnival, huge crds gatherng for a good te. ♪ by appearans, you woul't knowhis is a serius public helth project inwesternkenya. and thatll these people, tanding in lines and waiting for hours, were here to t protection from malaria and diahea teen have themslves tested for hiv infection. >>hat mak this project unique is it's tually using the needs for health preventio in malaria and indiarrhea. but using thats a way of encouraging peopl to comeor wt would be testd. andthe biggest problem with hiv control today is the need to acally get peopleto kow theye hiv status. reporter: kenya's goal is to test 80% of its population for h by 2010. buthe current fire less than 20%. >> our aim is to mak
president obama calledor an integrated approah. fight aids butat the same time combat oer preventible seases that kill millions of people every ye. longtime cnn correspondent ry strieker who now call himself a citizen correspondent traveled to western kenya. where he discovered a health project taking th very approach. >> reporter: iteemed like a rnival, huge crds gatherng for a good te. ♪ by appearans, you woul't knowhis is a serius public helth project inwesternkenya. and thatll these...
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. >> this week on "inside washington," the $3.80 trillion obama budget. that is a lot of zeros. the senate's newest republican member weighs in on the economy. >> i don't consider tax cuts being a problem for stimulating the economy. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs on don't ask don't tell. >> speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. >> and a look at the first national tea party convention. will this citizens' movement have legs? >> what you think happens to the tea party? >> i don't think the tea party knows what will happen to the tea party. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for the record, unemployment dropped to below 10% last month to 9.7%. the nation still lost 20,000 jobs, however. i hate to talk about numbers, but how do you talk about the budget without talking about numbers? the gap between what the government will take in in revenue and what it will spend will reach $1.56 trillion, a lot of red ink. next year's deficit will force t
. >> this week on "inside washington," the $3.80 trillion obama budget. that is a lot of zeros. the senate's newest republican member weighs in on the economy. >> i don't consider tax cuts being a problem for stimulating the economy. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs on don't ask don't tell. >> speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. >> and a look at...
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greece's prime minister is scheduled to meet with president obama in washington next week. >> tom: as investors waited to hear how serious greece was going to be about tackling its financial problems, they've been buying u.s. dollars, sending the green fweek its highest level since last summer. tonight's street critique guest thinks the dollar will continue to strengthen, he's win thin joining us tonight. welcome back to "nightly business report". >> thank you. >> tom: we did see the dollar dip a little today on the heels of the measures that greece is taking. >> the euro has been sold relebllessly, so we are seeing a relief rally. but we believe the long-term stresses, the problem behind greece and to a larger extent the peripheral countrys in europe will continue. there's no quick fix. this is something that will unfollow over the next several quarters if not years. but bottom line, the cracks in europe's armor have been exposed. i think investors realize that the u.s., despite all its problems this past year, it's really quite well positioned to get out of this cries and is come ou
greece's prime minister is scheduled to meet with president obama in washington next week. >> tom: as investors waited to hear how serious greece was going to be about tackling its financial problems, they've been buying u.s. dollars, sending the green fweek its highest level since last summer. tonight's street critique guest thinks the dollar will continue to strengthen, he's win thin joining us tonight. welcome back to "nightly business report". >> thank you. >>...
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th week was, of course, the first anniversary of president obama's inguration. so we are going to devote our entire conversatn to a riew of his foreign policy during his rst year in office. success, failures, and lesso learned. joining usonce again, rol giacomo, head of t new york times, and a foren corresndent for the new york times, and cbs news, welcome to you both this administration began with what w supposed to be a significantldifferent policy. rehing out to the wod, engaging the wld. hoare we doing, david? >> well, he engaged buthe engage in the atmospherics. so ourmage abroad is without question bettern almost every pa of the world. no doubt. to get beyond that,eople were expecting by now to see some concrete accomplishments. i don't know if we go arnd the world, if we go trough afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, iran,russia, china, global warmg, i don't think we've seen any real concrete accomplishmentthat we can say this put oba's stamp on foreign policy ov the last year. >> carol, that's exactly the point i was thinking. the wod feels better about the unit
th week was, of course, the first anniversary of president obama's inguration. so we are going to devote our entire conversatn to a riew of his foreign policy during his rst year in office. success, failures, and lesso learned. joining usonce again, rol giacomo, head of t new york times, and a foren corresndent for the new york times, and cbs news, welcome to you both this administration began with what w supposed to be a significantldifferent policy. rehing out to the wod, engaging the wld....
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. >> rose: we will continue to follow this deba in the weeks ahead, bute turn now to paul volcker for this houro talk about the enomy and has advice toresident obama on the way forwar paul volcker is her, as the onomic crisis contues, many turn to him to uerstand the rapidly changing global onomy. he has had a remarkable carr in public service. he was chairman ofhe federal reserve from 1979 to 1987 during which was widely creted with taming rampant inflation. today he serves as chairman of president obama'sconomic recovery advisory board. i verypleased to have paul volcker back a this table. welcome. >> tha you. nice to be here. >> rose: very good to see you. let's begin th whas transpired in thelast year. how did the government do? >> well, the governmt was faced with a crisis of proportions th haven't been seen sce the 1930s, anyway and when you got to the fall and th kind of exploded in a rate they certain dn't anticipate with succession failure and new failuresstarting with their cision to support faepld and faekd ich are alrea vernment supported instutions, this deteriorated and
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earlier in the week iran privately informe the international atomic energy agency ofhe pla's existence but saidit was not operational and only be use for nuclear energy. esident obama was skeptil. >> the iternational community knows that this is not the first me that iran s concealed infoation about its nucle program. iran had a right to peaceful nuclear powerthat mes the energy needs of its people. butthe size andconfiguration theacility is inconsistent with a peacel proam. >> later, iranianresident mahmouahmadinejad responded -- >> tnslator: iran's actvities are cpletely within the framework of iaea rules. i waquite surpred. whate did was complely legal. we inrmed the agency, agency ll come and take a loo is nothing. >> reporter: this latt news rais the stakes the talks scheduled for next week between the united tates, several major powers an ira at those talk the memrs of the security council an germany hope to convice iran to abdon s nuclear ambitions, once and for all. if it doe not, british prime minister gdon brown said that the world wld have no choice but to furnish iran with
earlier in the week iran privately informe the international atomic energy agency ofhe pla's existence but saidit was not operational and only be use for nuclear energy. esident obama was skeptil. >> the iternational community knows that this is not the first me that iran s concealed infoation about its nucle program. iran had a right to peaceful nuclear powerthat mes the energy needs of its people. butthe size andconfiguration theacility is inconsistent with a peacel proam. >>...